Transavia Airtruk handling display - Bicentennial Airshow

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14 жыл бұрын

Designed by Luigi Pellarini, Transavia built these in Western Sydney during the '70's and '80's. One looks great in Mad Max 3: Beyond the thunderdome. Looks odd, but flies well. This was filmed at the Bicentennial Airshow in 1988 at Richmond RAAF Base, New South Wales.

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@johnkay6197 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 11 years late to the party lol. Glad I saw this loved this plane since I saw it in my Jane's aircraft book as a kid.

@truk5161 3 жыл бұрын

I loved this plane ever since seeing it in Mad max! LOL

@jamesbugbee6812 2 жыл бұрын

And impossibly overloaded, at that!

@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145 7 ай бұрын

Some even like the fat ones 😂

@LkOutMtnMan 3 жыл бұрын

I became fascinated with this airplane due to the Mad Max movie due to the loads it will carry . It is a tractor in the air capable of carrying a Ford Pinto car or 6 passengers if I remember correctly. Thanks for posting this video!

@dannybolman7739 3 жыл бұрын

As it got into the air it suddenly looked very graceful!

@calsurflance5598 3 жыл бұрын

I think they misread the assembly instructions!🧐

@espeescotty 3 жыл бұрын

That's the cabover truck of the airplane world. I guess Aussie's will take a cabover anyway they can get it.

@GrantOakes 3 жыл бұрын

This has got to be near the top of the Ugly Plane list!

@campbellsharp8303 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that when Luigi designed this plane, he would never have thought that it would continue to garner such a mix of feelings over 50 years down the line. For all of the opinions on airworthiness and fly-ability, it appears that many pilots quite liked it as it had good control harmony both full and empty. Check out the other video of Airtruk and Ceres at Tyabb. There are some comments there from pilots who worked with them. Also the PL11 Airtruck Documentary by another KZfaqr is worth a look.

@WendelltheSongwriter 7 жыл бұрын

To me, this is the most beautiful airplane ever built. I'd love to have one. Ever since I was a kid learning to fly, I wanted one of these babies.

@2002etc 5 жыл бұрын

i know lots of people say its ugly but there is one at my local air museum and i always love seeing it

@konstantinkover1050 4 жыл бұрын

me too.....XD

@Teeveepicksures 4 жыл бұрын

like the BeeGee in it's own quirky uniqueness, i love it

@ShitboxFlyer Жыл бұрын

Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder

@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145 7 ай бұрын

@@TeeveepicksuresBeeGee does not have anything in common with this because it looks awesome. This one is more like a russian Stromovic or how they call it: ugly.

@davidbenjernigan4593 3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing that thing even flies

@dorsetdumpling5387 3 жыл бұрын

That’s not flying - it’s the earth repelling it for being just so.....wrong!

@frontagulus 3 жыл бұрын

I heard that the lower wings technically could supply enough lift for the entire plane, but it seems unlikely. But notice how narrow the wing span is - good for tight clearances. Everything about that plane is designed in fitness for purpose

@KutWrite 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this clunky thing in the Mad Max series.

@grantmiller6570 3 жыл бұрын

There were a few of these in NZ back in the day doing aerial top dressing, I was fascinated with them as a child, thought they were great.

@jamesbugbee6812 2 жыл бұрын

One of the 'so ugly it's beautiful' crowd.

@a8127 14 жыл бұрын

Great vid , brings back memories of a great airshow

@frontagulus 10 жыл бұрын

My father flew these (as well as Ag-wagons) in N.Z. in the '70s for Air Contracts in Masterton

@dirtydave2691 3 жыл бұрын

Helicopter looking at lady airplane..."You can't prove I'm the father".

@duncandmcgrath6290 3 жыл бұрын

Well done😂

@mischef18 3 жыл бұрын

Had one of these crash land at the first ever agricultural field days in Hamilton NZ at the Te Rapa race course. Was showing how slow it could fly when the motor cut out. Happened right in front of us. It was around 1970.

@mischef18 3 жыл бұрын

Was 1969 so I was close, thank you Mr Google.

@Teeveepicksures 5 жыл бұрын

"WE'RE DEAD MEAT! WE'RE DEAD MEAT!"

@konstantinkover1050 4 жыл бұрын

....i worn you dad....... XD

@neilgouws6962 3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 excellent memory there 👍🏻👌🏻

@kameron454ci 5 жыл бұрын

Mad Max btt brought me here.

@konstantinkover1050 4 жыл бұрын

...me too....all my life,.....

@r3d3jf 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍

@liormalka3550 2 жыл бұрын

Its a Boeng 747, a cessna agwagon, a p40 lightning, and a sopwith camel all in one plane!

@joyride170464 3 жыл бұрын

Flies so sweet, love it !

@alastairbarkley6572 2 жыл бұрын

Impossibly cool Ugly Duckling. So neat. Yes, I first saw it in that movie...

@planesounds 12 жыл бұрын

@TheMsdos25 Ugly, yes, but I believe a delight to fly (good control harmony) and efficient in use. I think that the film to check it out in is "Mad Max 2, Beyond Thunderdrome." The bizarre looks were what got it into that movie.

@planesounds 14 жыл бұрын

Glad that you enjoyed both the airshow and the video. I'm pleased that the tapes have lasted as well as they have. Don't think that I can get anything else interesting though.

@johnnyfavorite1194 3 жыл бұрын

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

@planesounds 14 жыл бұрын

@juzzi07 Glad that you like them. Helps keep me motivated... There will be a few more from the Bicentennial Airshow. Just got to sort that out. Just at Temora now. Hope to get something good to share. Got some great sounds.

@agman4360 14 жыл бұрын

awesum video mate,love airtruks,there should be more of them around thanx for posting

@ericxanderpenaranda7068 7 жыл бұрын

Im not gonna lie but i actually like the design of that

@planesounds 7 жыл бұрын

No need to feel shy, they do look odd and attractive in the air. I must look for any images, but one was used as a glider tug at the International Gliding Championships somewhere around the NSW/Victoria border either late 2016 or early 2017. That would've looked very interesting.

@marcoantoniodasilvabatista7203 4 жыл бұрын

this plane in mad max looks like more louder

@Agislife1960 3 жыл бұрын

Im an airplane nut from way back and generally like anything that fly's, my only question would be why, just why would anybody build an aircraft that looks like that.

@casual_boredom7195 3 жыл бұрын

If it's ugly, but it works, it's no longer ugly.

@peterclancy3653 3 жыл бұрын

I think that this aircraft use was as a crop duster and had a large tank mounted under the cockpit

@JoseARomo-qv5fk 3 жыл бұрын

It's meant to be utilitarian. I don't think they designed it with a beauty pageant in mind

@windrider23 3 жыл бұрын

It keeps the pilot and the cargo at the center of gravity. Thats what makes it a air truck. No change in pitch moment when loaded or unloaded. Also the pilot is at the CG point. That makes for a smoother ride and better feel of the airplane.

@frontagulus 3 жыл бұрын

Would you like any more reasons? : )

@marciosouzadasilva2268 2 жыл бұрын

Mad Max me trouxe até aqui 👊🇧🇷

@VerbranntiChaib1 5 жыл бұрын

There used to be one at Midlands TAFE in West Australia. circa 1998, Is it still there?

@vincerimpici 3 жыл бұрын

I used to work there many many years ago

@southwest3671 3 жыл бұрын

It’s the only cab-over taking to the skies I know.

@jazldazl9193 3 жыл бұрын

My brother flies ag planes in Australia and has hit wires with varying consequences several times.

@Kowalsky-fo4mv 3 жыл бұрын

How many pictures with a proud pilot in front of this aircraft exist?

@japboon310 7 жыл бұрын

Just because it's made in Australia. ..👍 And it's so awkward looking that it's actually quite pretty.

@konstantinkover1050 4 жыл бұрын

.......is always pretty.....

@peternicholsonu6090 3 жыл бұрын

Someone say Masterton? Was there 1950..my dad helped Tom Whithey build the hangar in which they uncreated Tiger Moths and converted them to super phosphate spreading. The tiger was clearly of English design like the foxmoth etc Triumph Mayflower car and from its lines would suggest this too. Guess it’s mother would love it....

@GeorgeMCMLIX 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like something Tonka Toys designed, but discarded in preference to trucks!

@miadrain1454 3 жыл бұрын

this looks like a mutilated cessna 337 and mixed with a cessna 207

@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145 7 ай бұрын

No matter how good this concept might be I'd never want to bee seen in one of these 😂 Fits the Fiat Multipla kind of guys.

@planesounds 7 ай бұрын

I know, no bloke wants to walk into the party with the ugly shiela, no matter how good a cook she is or can do a full compression test in five minutes and can beat everyone else in Trivial Pursuit and knows how to ease the deepest tension in a blokes body. He wants to walk in with the Miss Universe that everyone thinks is the best root that they'd ever meet, even though she's so inept she'd burn the water for a cuppa. And there's quite few planes like that, look ordinary, but make you feel like a real pilot, but no-one sees you arrive and taxi in. And some, so they tell me, the best part of the trip is going full lean on the hardstand in front of the hangar. From what I've read, when a pilot understood the Airtruk, it was a capable and well behaved plane but too many pilots treated them poorly and paid the price. Hope that you've seen my other video with the Ceres flying in an airshow at Tyabb? On the car bit, I've got a friend who's got a Morgan, not because it's a nice car to drive, but because it gets him noticed. Bright yellow.

@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145 7 ай бұрын

Dont actually know why all need recognition by things. Better do sth. special worth noticing. Cheers mate In peace we walk.

@chrisball3634 2 жыл бұрын

Who in their right mind would design something like that, let alone fly it!

@leifvejby8023 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't mind doing it, and neither would Short Brothers in Belfast.

@barryhopesgthope686 3 жыл бұрын

YES! MAD MAX!!!

@sudmuck 3 жыл бұрын

Apart from Mad Max, It also looks like a plane from the Dragon Ball universe.

@hodgejr 14 жыл бұрын

Hey that sounds like an IO-720 8-banger under the hood, am I right?

@bigbob1699 3 жыл бұрын

Can I get that with floats or skis ?

@ronaldharris6569 3 жыл бұрын

Its definitely got good visibility on the ground

@planesounds 14 жыл бұрын

@hodgejr I understand that the T400 (with the IO-720) was in certification in 1988, so you could be right. I'm surprised no one has picked up that this is actually a Skyfarmer and not actually an Airtruk (nose gear is the giveaway), but more people know the Airtruk. Maybe someone who worked with the machine is out there and can give us some more info.

@agman4360 14 жыл бұрын

@planesounds Hi guy's,yes this is powered by the IO-720 of 400hp,a development of the 300hp skyfarmer to increase capacity,there were 4 built with 3 going to china and there is still 1 operating with Steve death at hazzair in albury NSW very cool machine,the weight of the conversion outweighed the increase in capacity so hence the limited production,i understand that the 400hp skyfarmers in china are no longer flying and at least one was written off

@m.j.l.abulle9107 3 жыл бұрын

I think TZZ still in occasional use around Albury

@fredmyers120 3 жыл бұрын

If you put it on floats it might start to look ungainly

@davidkeltch8501 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of mad max behound the thunder dome

@kevinstephenson3880 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly the "Worlds Ugliest Aircraft"! Was lucky to see one in Oshkosh years ago. Is this,still a viable design? Are these still being manufactured? How many have been built? Thanks for the video!

@randygk8856 3 жыл бұрын

Check out the one with the Radial

@Archergod 3 жыл бұрын

When an Apache and a Cessna 172 had a child.

@GeneralSirDouglasMcA 8 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling one would not want to let this aircraft enter a spin.

@lozjones315 3 жыл бұрын

No worries. They are aerobatic.

3 жыл бұрын

2:52 Interesting comment about fin and rudder placement - everything designed for a purpose

@daleyoung87 2 жыл бұрын

Until you have zero rudder or elevator authority because the tails aren't in the slipstream...

2 жыл бұрын

@@daleyoung87 very true

@wkehrman 3 жыл бұрын

But was there enough runway?

@beendoneagain 4 жыл бұрын

I thought the one in Mad Max was a one-off.

@lifeofbassman7228 2 жыл бұрын

When a biplane pretends to be a 747

@Captleemo 5 жыл бұрын

The fuselage looks like a katydid.

@chunt5073 3 жыл бұрын

Wwwwhat's he doing up there

@SpaceBuckaroo 3 жыл бұрын

@1:35 Did someone flush the toilet?

@edp2260 3 жыл бұрын

A pregnant Skymaster?

@ktmfour1007 3 жыл бұрын

Plane from mad max and the thunder dome

@luismercado5139 3 жыл бұрын

Mad max beyond thunderdome.

@mikemontagne2703 3 жыл бұрын

Amphibious air tanker version with boat-uni hull or 2 Amphib floats, for water dipping filling plus 2X turbine engine(s), at the front/forward end of pylons, and crossconnect the elevators. Oh hell, just use a Bombardier-Canadair 🇨🇦 CL-415 "Superscooper"

@OOTurok 5 жыл бұрын

There's not enough runway

@helderesteves819 3 жыл бұрын

MadMax

@robertgolden1080 3 жыл бұрын

It’s so ugly, it’s cool.

@GRosa250 3 жыл бұрын

No, no it’s not

@thewatchman3918 3 жыл бұрын

Lord humongous would not be happy about this😆

@gravesclayton3604 3 жыл бұрын

The only airplane to survive "tamorra-morra-land"

@barryhopesgthope686 3 жыл бұрын

Could be a great Bush plane.

@aleksandarvaci7791 11 жыл бұрын

pl12 T300 is my plane

@daleyoung87 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, what a monstrosity..

@Altrote100 7 жыл бұрын

great plane..!!!! out of the standart

@tomsvenkesen2476 3 жыл бұрын

Mini jumbo jet

@poulletkavuvi2227 3 жыл бұрын

I thought that it won't take off, with that shape. Looks like a cow shed.

@markuspuetz7268 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a baby-747.

@douglasrodrigues9329 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Ag plane, but it belongs in the Ugly Airplane Catagory.

@jamesdolph437 3 жыл бұрын

But why?

@dafyddllewellyn6636 3 жыл бұрын

Because the downwash on the tailplane of a conventional aircraft from dumping a ton of water (it carried a ton) causes it to pitch violently nose-up (essentially out of control). Pellarini shifted the twin tails out of the downwash, so the Airtruk did not do this. You can see it dumping a load of water at low level; notice that it did not upset the aircraft at all. I flew both the 300 HP version and the 400 HP version; they were fun to fly, but very noisy.

@knunyabeasewhacks8744 3 жыл бұрын

@@dafyddllewellyn6636 Awesome. I guess that makes sense.

@OOTurok 3 жыл бұрын

YOU! 👉 Me? 👈 you 👉 Today's your lucky day. It is? Uh huh... You have a plane. I have? It might just save your life. It will?

@duncandmcgrath6290 3 жыл бұрын

MikePatey + pt6 conversion + vertical takeoff = ugly turns angry

@rickmaldoo4205 3 жыл бұрын

Shouldnt take off the clouds are forming a THUNDERDOME!!!!

@daanbos5918 3 жыл бұрын

Excuse me wtf

@DontWatchProductions 2 жыл бұрын

Who knew a turd could fly?

@lamportnholt9509 3 жыл бұрын

If it looks right ...It is right..but this doesn't look right............

@OtherBrotherDaryl 3 жыл бұрын

Woah. Ugliest aircraft ever.

@renatoviniciusdesouza 4 жыл бұрын

Trem feio da desgraça kkk quem está vendo em 2019 da um like

@p.d8423 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't want to land this contraption in a cross wind. Guaranteed accident.

@dafyddllewellyn6636 3 жыл бұрын

No, actually; it was quite easy to fly.

@DPoner 3 жыл бұрын

Was this invented by an African warlord?

@johnjones4825 8 жыл бұрын

Look at the girlie blocking his ears, shame, too loud for you? Pull your girlie shorts up around your head, that will help...

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 7 жыл бұрын

FWIW, I noticed that as well. I thought maybe he was reacting to *something else*. I have heard an Airtruk run, and it is NOT that loud....

@TheMsdos25 12 жыл бұрын

the worlds ugliest plane that is airworthy

@berndfloitgraf595 3 жыл бұрын

Ugliest airplane ever seen!

@wingnutzster 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure why but the Australian accent makes perfect background noise for this thing. If Australia was an airplane, it would look like this. Annoyingly ugly, in my lifetime of obsessing over aircraft this thing is one of maybe 3 designs that annoy and confuse me

@billryland6199 3 жыл бұрын

That is the ugliest plane!

@Sergio-ih6lk 3 жыл бұрын

Not a good looker just saying

@MikeBrown-ex9nh Жыл бұрын

That is the ugliest airplane I have ever seen.

@planesounds Жыл бұрын

Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I find all aeroplanes attractive. Some more than others. At about the same time as your comment came in, I was talking with a chap who just out of the blue said that he'd like to take an Airtruk as his touring plane of choice. Carry any amount of luggage fly for hours and land almost anywhere. His present plane is an Airtourer so the Airtruk does have advantages over the Airtourer.